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Senator's bill could stop proposed wind farm project near Piedmont
February 14, 2013 by Ben Felder in Piedmont Daily
February 14, 2013 by Ben Felder in Piedmont Daily
"I am a supporter of wind energy, but they don't have very much regulation in [Oklahoma] and they are moving in towards the Metro area very fast," said Johnson, R-Yukon. "I think we need to slow down and look at some things first."
The city of Piedmont has already denied the placement of wind turbines inside its city limits.
Canadian County Commissioners have been asked to place a moratorium on construction of new wind energy towers in northeast Canadian County.
Several concerned residents, worried about a project that will bring large wind turbines to the
Piedmont area. "It is a big county concern," County Commission Chairman Jack Stewart said.
$1.2 million in liens filed against Chisholm View Wind Project
November 17, 2012 by James Neal in Enid News & Eagle
November 17, 2012 by James Neal in Enid News & Eagle
Officials with Trade Wind Energy and Chisholm View Wind Project LLC managing member Enel Green Power North America, did not respond to requests for comment on the liens. An official with GE Financial Services, the other parent company for Chisholm View Wind Project LLC, declined to comment on the grounds GE is the "non-managing member and does not control day-to-day operations."
Citizens speak out against wind turbines, planning commission votes down ordinance
November 5, 2012 by Ben Felder in Piedmont Daily
November 5, 2012 by Ben Felder in Piedmont Daily
Piedmont citizens, led by Mayor Valerie Thomerson, told the planning commission Monday that wind turbines were not welcome in Piedmont.
Commissioners heard that message and voted to table indefinitely a proposed commercial wind turbine ordinance.
Job outlook unclear for DMI workers; Dallas-based firm buys plant for $20M
September 7, 2012 by Marino Eccher in INFORUM
September 7, 2012 by Marino Eccher in INFORUM
The prospect of the sale was first announced last month, when Otter Tail said it had a nonbinding letter of interest to sell DMI. The company said the economics of the wind power industry and expiring tax credits were hurting demand for turbines.
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J.P. Morgan has announced its stake in a $220 million funding package for the Chisholm View Wind Project will not be affected by a $4.4 billion second-quarter loss.
The investment firm announced last Friday it took a $4.4 billion second-quarter loss in investments made by the company's Chief Investment Office in London.
Canadian County crop duster files lawsuit against developers of planned wind farm in Oklahoma
May 25, 2012 by Paul Monies in The Oklahoman
May 25, 2012 by Paul Monies in The Oklahoman
A planned electricity transmission line for the Canadian Hills Wind project will affect the flight operations of a local crop duster, the company said in court filings. But Apex Wind Energy Inc. said it has obtained the proper easements and permission from federal aviation authorities.
Wind farm appeal withdrawn in Oklahoma by Osage Nation
February 24, 2012 by Rhett Morgan in Tulsa World
February 24, 2012 by Rhett Morgan in Tulsa World
"We still have the same concerns, the Osage mineral estate and the ecosystem out there as well," Chris White, the Osage Nation's executive director of governmental affairs, said Thursday. "The Osage Nation will continue to pursue several other avenues to prevent construction from going forward."
The Osage Nation filed notice Thursday that it is appealing a Tulsa federal judge's denial of the tribe's attempt to prevent the construction of a 94-turbine wind farm west of Pawhuska.
Wind farm gets federal judge's OK despite Osage tribe's concerns
December 17, 2011 by Jeffrey Tomich in STLToday
December 17, 2011 by Jeffrey Tomich in STLToday
A federal judge has ruled that St. Louis-based Wind Capital Group LLC's proposed wind farm in northern Oklahoma can go forward over objections that it would interfere with the Osage Nation's ability to produce oil and gas from the same lands.
The ruling issued Thursday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell in Tulsa, Okla., comes just a day after the opening of a trial in the case.
Judge denies Osage's attempt to stop wind farm near Pawhuska
December 16, 2011 by David Harper in Tulsa World
December 16, 2011 by David Harper in Tulsa World
A federal judge has denied the Osage Nation's attempt to prevent the construction of a 94-turbine wind farm west of Pawhuska, finding that the tribe's claim that the development would interfere with its mineral rights was based on speculation.
Wind farm project in Oklahoma clashes with land's other energy use
December 4, 2011 by Jeffrey Tomich in Post-Dispatch
December 4, 2011 by Jeffrey Tomich in Post-Dispatch
In one northern Oklahoma county, oil and wind don't mix.
That's where plans by St. Louisan Tom Carnahan's Wind Capital Group LLC for a large wind farm have run into a roadblock - claims by the Osage Nation that it would interfere with the tribe's rights to tap oil and gas deposits.
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Osage County wind farm lawsuit to go to trial Dec. 14, judge rules
November 24, 2011 by David Harper in Tulsa World
November 24, 2011 by David Harper in Tulsa World
The complaint notes that the tribe is the owner of all the minerals located "in and under" Osage County and claims that construction of more than 90 wind turbines - as well as an associated network of electrical lines and roads - would interfere with future oil and natural gas production.
Preliminary injunction hearing set in Osage wind farm lawsuit
October 27, 2011 by David Harper in Tulsa World
October 27, 2011 by David Harper in Tulsa World
Fitzgerald, representing defendants Wind Capital Group, Osage Wind and WC Investment Management, told the court that having a lawsuit such as this hanging over a project "makes lenders think twice."
He said unless there is a prompt favorable ruling to the defense on the merits of the case "it probably kills this project."
With construction on a massive wind farm scheduled to begin in Osage County in less than a month, a federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday in the lawsuit the Osage Nation filed in an effort to stop the construction.
Osage Nation files lawsuit in opposition to wind farm
October 19, 2011 by David Harper in Tulsa World
October 19, 2011 by David Harper in Tulsa World
The Osage Nation is concerned that 94 wind turbines and their network of electrical lines and roads would interfere with oil production and harm the delicate ecosystem of the tallgrass prairie.
The complaint says each of the turbines would require extensive digging to create deep pits containing concrete foundations similar to those required in the construction of tall buildings.
Word, Eagle Claw president, said sluggish economic conditions and Washington gridlock contributed to private investors' hesitation to fund the alternative-energy project. The political fallout from the federal investigation of Solyndra, a California company that makes solar panels, didn't help either.
Osage tribe threatens legal action to stop proposed wind farm
September 20, 2011 by Louise Red Corn in Tulsa World
September 20, 2011 by Louise Red Corn in Tulsa World
"The Osage Nation will not wait until the damage is done to the tallgrass prairie by this industrial wind project to take legal action," White said. "The Osage Minerals Council has a legal team in place and preparation is nearly complete to file against the proper parties in this matter.
Osage Nation and local ranchers say they don't oppose green energy. But building wind farms in the county will do more harm than good.
The sprawling land of Osage County is home to oil fields and cattle ranches. Old industries are being threatened by new technology.
Wind Capital Group wants to put up nearly 100 wind turbines.
Proposed wind farm development in Osage County may interfere with the Osage Nation's mineral estate, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. ..."Thus, the mineral estate cannot be denied reasonable access to the surface, and may, indeed, use so much of the surface estate as may be necessary to develop and produce the minerals."